New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-07
MR. BISHOP DOES ALL HIS TRICKS.
HIS SUNDAY EVENING PERFORMANCE

JUSTICE GEDNEY AND MARSHALL +. WILDER oN
THE COMMITTEE.
large audience greeted Washington Irving bishop
nt Wallack's Theatre last evening" ana enjOSeu anu
wondered at his ide-and goseek exhoiton at "nicn
some we'll known citizens assisted. Mnch Time was
snent In selecting committee. Tony fastor was
nominated but modestly declined 10 serve. a. H.
Hummel did likewise The name OF John H. sullivan
Who xSaa NOT present was jokingly suggested, and Mr.
Pibon said he did not know why the Boston prodigy
would not be excellent subject, II, as had oeen E
sisted his exhibition one OF musce-reaaihg Ciah
Reil was called but sat muie. Finally Marshall L.
Wilder took his seat of the committee ana ten
others agreed to serve, among whom were justice
Frederick g. Gedney. who acted as chairman, d.
Henry Simms, j. Townley and 4" Barney Barrett.
The pantomime OF stabbing a man in the audience
and then conceang the dagger was first presented.
The gtterng blade placed In the hands OF Justice
Gedney, who caused laugh by saying " see
couple of lawyers Ia the audience that would IKE 10
kill" The mind-eader having retired behind the
scenes Justice Gedney selected as victim literary
man in the centre aisle and he pressed the weapon
against his shirt front exclaimed tragicaiiy " Any
body that writes librettcs ought to die lie then
FASTENED out Of h tho sg hSp who Sa
blndtolded by two OF the committee new apPeaieu,
and after rushing Justice Gedney up and down inc
centre aisle two or three times conducted him 10 n
basement around the corner, where he found the gag
ger concealed under radiator. lie then returned WIN
T. and soon discovered the man to whom 1t had Deeh
ap oiled and re-enaced the tragedy Next one OF inc
COMMITTEES wrote the name of lady the audience on
a card sealed it up in TN envelope and gave 1t TO tne
blindfol!ed Magician In short time the lady named
was found and Mr.. Bishop presented her with huge
bouquet. Great applause followed
A watch, handkerchief and n breastpin we're taken
by another committeeman from three men in different
parts of the house, aud concealed in an upper pro-
scenium bvx The mind-reader led him mad chase
all over the building, found the hidden articles ana
delivered each to its owner. Finally needle was
placed under seat by member OF the committee,
who then took the hand OF another committeeman
The other hand OF the latter placed III that OF Mr.
Bishop who brought TO light the hdlngplace oil
the arcle.
Mr.. bishop made some remarks upon the assertion
OF Henry Guy Carleton, who had stated that when
Mr.. Bishop drove IN carriage behind Two splrltcu
horses bindolded the day before from the Holman
House to the Grammercy Park Hotel, and found Mrs
Frank Leslies brooch set in br anI which had been
previously concealed there, the nd reader was not
properly blndfolded. He said that If Mr. Pulitzer OF
The World" would offer $1,000 to he given TO some
charitable society # Mr. Bishop correctly performed
the feat again bindfoded with iron mask. If de,
sired and driving Mr. Pu1er's own horses. he would
accom- ,sh the act any time this week THIS called
forth renewed applause. -
During the evening Mr. Wilder loudly called
for and produced great laughter by speech to the
audience in which he moved his lips and maze wilde
gestures, bat said nothing.